Mark Minnick On the desk beside me lies a 1694 first edition of forty sermons by the early London Baptist, Benjamin Keach (1640–1704). Keach, one of the predecessors in the ministry assumed by C. H. Spurgeon over two centuries later, entitled his volume A Golden Mine Opened: Or, The Glory of God’s Rich Grace Displayed…
George Stiekes Wherefore be ye not unwise, but understanding what the will of the Lord is. Ephesians 5:17 In this series, we have been concentrating on the WILL OF GOD. For the Christian, there really is no excuse for not knowing the will of God for it is so clearly revealed in His Word. Dr.…
Scott Williquette A1988 publication of One World, the magazine published by the World Council of Churches (WCC), listed a “commitment list” drafted by WCC council members at a meeting held in Spain in 1987. Two of the statements reflect the overwhelming desire of the council members to bypass all doctrinal division and bring all churches…
Don Johnson Behaving Properly Part One is here. In our first article on this subject, I closed with these words: “The concept is this: God’s will as expressed in Scripture has a wider and deeper application/implication than mere surface understanding suggests. We are called to think and live the spirit and intent of Scripture, even…
Mark Minnick This is a continuation of a series, the previous section was posted yesterday, other links below. In the previous portions, Dr. Minnick discussed the importance of Defining Terms Honestly and Defining Terms Accurately. Today he moves to Defining Terms Proportionally Proportion A third important criterion by which to test our theology is proportionality.…
Mark Minnick This is a continuation of a series, the first section was posted yesterday, other links below. In the previous portion, Dr. Minnick discussed the importance of Defining Terms Honestly. Today he moves to Defining Terms Accurately Self-Education This leads inevitably to a second necessary application of the importance of definitions. We show our…
Mark Minnick John Bunyan’s Pilgrim’s Progress recounts Christian’s visit to the instructive home of a good brother named Interpreter. This astute believer, charged by the Lord to prepare pilgrims for their journey, conducts Christian through the various rooms of his house. Each contains some parabolic lesson, but the first is especially significant. It contains a…
Mark Minnick Part 1.1 published yesterday. How to Check Our Theology Given the magnitude of our theological ministry, we preachers must willingly submit our teaching to a rigorous Scriptural scrutiny. Not that we turn our people into critics, but that we be ourselves Bereans. To evaluate ourselves objectively, however, we’re going to have to abandon…
Mark Minnick I may not even know what a “theology” is, but I can’t avoid having one. That’s because “theo-logy” is a “word” (logos) about “God” (theos), and everyone, even an atheist, has something that he believes and says about God. He has a theology. Why Theology Matters Theology matters, therefore, in the first place,…
By Matt Recker I want to thank Dr. Kevin Bauder for his recent series of articles in which he interacted with my own series, “New Evangelicalism and the New Calvinism: The Same Disaster.”1 I am honored that Dr. Bauder would take the time to give his perspective of these vital issues as well as to…